I'm new to outdoor ice and in need of a little help. I have a 60X50 rink on a small lake in St Paul, the lake is small and froze early. I scraped the snow and the ice was nearly perfect. The people I bought the house left a auger and pump for rink maintenance so I decided I'd freshen up the ice - di...

I made the rink rake, a.k.a. homeboni, earlier this week and I've resurfaced the ice about 4 times and it is coming around. I think the problem I have is that the water begins to freeze pretty quickly after applying it. I think this is happening mainly because the water I am using is from the lake, ...